Knee boot



l. D. KELLER.

KNEE BOOT.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 9, 1921.

Patented May 30,1922.

INVENTOR. j. M

A TORNEY UNITED STATES JAMES ID. KELLER, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

KNEE BOOT.

Application filed November To all whomz'z may concern.

Be it known that 1, James D. KELLER, a citizen of the United States, andresiding at Detroit, in the county of \Vayne and State of Michigan, haveinvented a new and Improved Knee Boot, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in horse-pads,especially those which prevent injury to the knees because ofinterfering, and its object is to provide an auxiliary pad for devicesof this diameter which shall be so soft and resilient that no damagewill result from the frequent blows of the hoof and shoe when the horseis traveling very fast.

The ordinary knee boot is made of stiff leather very lightly padded andthis boot not only transmits the blows of the hoof of the other legdirectly to the knee of the animal, but, because of its unyieldingnature, soon becomes cut and slashed by the sharp edges of the shoe.

he present invention consists of a soft pad, preferably of sponge rubbercovered with leather, extending from about the middle of the surface ofthe ordinary knee boot around back to its rear edge, the thickness ofthe pad preferably decreasing rearwardly.

It further consists of the details of construction illustrated in theaccompanying drawing and, particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawing, Fig. l is an inside elevation and Fig. 2 an outsideelevation of this improved knee-boot. Fig. 3 is a section on the line3-3 of Fig. 1.

The boot shown in the drawing is generally of well known constructionhaving an exterior 1 of strong and fairly stiff leather, a lining 2 ofsoft leather or fabric, a cushion 3 of curled hair, cotton or any otherdesired material and of any desired size between them, tabs f and 5 ofleather to which the eyelets 6 are attached, a strap 7 and buckle 8 tosecure the boot in position, two straps 9 and 10, preferably of elasticribbon and a buckle 11, and a loop 12 to support these straps. Thelining 2 may extend beneath the tabs 41. and

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 30, 1922. 9, 1921. Serial No. 513,886.

5, and suspenders 14 with hooks 15 of any desired character at theirlower ends may be used to support the boot.

Attached to the exterior 1 and extending I rearwardly from about themiddle thereof is a soft pad consisting of a cover 16, preferably ofsoft tough leather and a cushion 17, preferably of sponge rubber. Thispad tapers rearwardly so that it will not present a shoulder to bestruck by the other hoof of the animal wearing the boot. This pad isrounded in every direction so that no sharp corners are presented andthe danger of the pad being ripped off is reduced to a minimum. As theboot is held in the desired position by means of the straps andsuspenders, this new pad may always be at the point where the horseusually strikes in interfering and the heavy blows now often deliveredagainst the side of the leg at the knee joint will be cushioned to suchan extent that lameness will not result tlierefrom.

The dimensions of this pad and the thickness and resilience of itscushioning material may all be changed by those skilled in the artwithout departing from my invention as set forth in the followingclaims.

I claim 1. A knee boot consisting of a tion having means to secure it ofthe animal and a resilient pad on the exterior of the boot in the rear 0i the middle portion thereof, said pad having a rounded surface andtapering from front to rear.

2. A knee boot consisting of a body cushioned portion having means tosecure it to the leg of the animal and a resilient pad on the exteriorof the boot in the rear of the middle portion thereof, said pad beingoblong with rounded ends and with its greatest dimension upright whenthe boot is in position and tapering from front to rear.

3. A knee boot consisting of a body portion and means to secure it inposition, a. cushion within said body portion, and a pad on the exteriorof the cushioned part of the body portion consisting of a leathercovering and a filling of sponge rubber and tapering from front to rear.

JAMES D. KELLER.

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